Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 83.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 7th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.7% | — |
| 2000 | 30.6% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 30.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 46.0% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 73.6% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release